Neale Wyatt (born 2 February 1981) is a former professional rugby league player who played for the
Brisbane Broncos,
Toowoomba Clydesdales and
Celtic Crusaders
Crusaders Rugby League ( cy, Croesgadwyr Rygbi'r Gynghrair) was a professional rugby league club based in Bridgend and later in Wrexham, Wales. They played for six seasons in the Rugby Football League competitions, including three years in the ...
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Early life
Wyatt was born in
Rockhampton
Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. The population of Rockhampton in June 2021 was 79,967, Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. making it the fourth-largest city in the state outside of the ...
on 2 February 1981.
He graduated from
Emmaus College in 1998.
NRL career
Wyatt made his debut for the Broncos in 2002.
[ He played 11 games for the club over the next 4 years, before retiring in 2005. He also played 101 games in the Queensland Cup over this period and played lock forward in the 2001 Qld Cup Grand Final win over Redcliffe.][ He was succeeded by Kyle Warren. As chief officer, Wyatt was noted for his attempts to expand the opportunities for local players to play for the Clydesdales.][
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Post-NRL career
In 2001, Wyatt started as Lock Forward in the 2001 Queensland Cup Grand Final for the Toowoomba Clydesdales against the Redcliffe Dolphins
The Redcliffe Dolphins are a semi-professional rugby league club based in Redcliffe, Queensland, Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1947, they were accepted into the Brisbane Rugby League premiership (rugby league competition), Brisba ...
. This Grand Final is regarded by many as the exciting Queensland Cup Grand Final in Queensland Cup history. Wyatt has then played for the Brisbane Broncos for the next 3 years. After retiring from the NRL, Wyatt played in the French Rugby League Championship for a year.[ Wyatt played one game for the Celtic Crusaders in 2008.][ Wyatt returned to the French Rugby League Championship in 2008 and played there until 2011, when he returned to Queensland and joined the ]Central Queensland Comets
Central Queensland Capras are a semi-professional rugby league football club primarily based in Rockhampton, Queensland and representing Central Queensland. They currently play in the Queensland Cup, the premier rugby league competition in Quee ...
(now Capras).[ Wyatt was part of the Central Queensland Police team that won the 2012 Queensland Police Rugby League Championship, and was the public "face" and co-ordinator of the successful bid of the Kaiviti Silktails to gain entrance to the NSW Cup.]
Personal life
Wyatt is fluent in French, and has a nickname, “Wasp”.[ He was an Olympic qualified gymnast until an unfortunate balance beam incident stymied his aspirations.
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References
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1981 births
Living people
Australian rugby league players
Brisbane Broncos players
Crusaders Rugby League players
Rugby league players from Rockhampton, Queensland
Toowoomba Clydesdales players